After years of being stopped by this or that (or my wife)I am wading through the torrential paperwork of buying a duplex conventially as a non primary/owner occ (what a pain).  

Many new investors get confused while looking out for properties and often end up paying more, or get tangled into long paperwork.

I have seen newly rehabbed homes which, essentially, needed to be gutted and redone--a much more expensive process than the original rehab should have been.

COPIES OF THE PAPERWORK: I understand that copies of the paperwork I've signed will be provided to me in a timely manner and I acknowledge that circumstances dictate that copies may not be immediately made available to me. ________ 14.

Essentially, an agent has 'insider' information that a listing has expired, they can't use that knowledge to solicit them.I'm currently only targeting FSBOs.

She changed her mind several times and even got cold feet when I had all the paperwork ready sitting at her dining room table.

We did the paperwork, then wiring our $10,200 EMD; now waiting to hear as to whether or not the Seller/Bank will accept our bid/offer.

About 2-3 weeks later we mailed Yellow Letters to that same group of owners and our response rate essentially quadrupled.

These are essentially tethering kits that are installed behind large items of furniture to allow them to be "tied" to the wall.See this:http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48573739/ns/health-child...These kind of accidents are horribly common.  

You can see the timeline below and my question afterwards.Contract / Paperwork Timeline - April 29th - Submitted original documentation- May 4th - Received request from seller for revisions (submitted the corrections on the same day)- May 11th - Received the seller signed addendum (submitted paperwork for the inspection for Friday, May 15th)I never got a response from the realtor to say that he has received documentation or emails and he has not confirmed the inspection date or even let me know that he has received my request. - Considering the money involved, is it normal not to hear from your realtor and for things to take so long?